Feels No Pain

The 17-month-old from Royston, Yorkshire, is only the 33rd person ever to be diagnosed with the condition.

After a series of tests at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Ben was diagnosed as having congenital indifference to pain, an incredibly rare condition. Experts have suggested it could be caused by the failure of a substance called betaendorphin, which occurs naturally in the body and modulates pain sensations…